Lions bid farewell to royalty

From staff reports

Published 6:58 am, Friday, October 31, 2014

PLAINVIEW LIONS CLUB

Goodbye, Queen Meredith McDonough and Princess Michele Waller and thank you for serving us faithfully for two years. Our queen’s contest is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at the Llano Estacado Museum on the WBU campus when replacement royalty will be selected to serve our club for the next year. The public is invited to this thrilling event.

A parting message from our queen was given to each member attending the meeting Wednesday. The words written are as follows:

"Thank you so much for making this past year so great. Your love for people and your willingness to serve is truly inspiring. I am proud to be a part of such an awesome Lions Club. Thank you for a terrific year. May God bless you and your families." Signed Meredith McDonough.

Mike Fox led pledges, Michele Waller led unaccompanied singing and Ron Trusler gave the invocation. Filling in for Parson Rey Rodriquez was Lea Stukey offering her own selected proverbs, then introducing guests as Brenda McDonough with Doug, Jack Wirth with Michele Waller, Karen Earhart with Lea Stukey and Mark Sumers with Larry McNutt.

Carol A. Bell presented our program on Parenting From the Source and how to write the story of your life.

November Board of Directors meeting will be at 7 a.m. Wednesday at the PISD education complex cafeteria. Breakfast will be offered for a pittance. Any Lion is invited to join in on these official meetings and is urged to do so.

We serve — Ron White

PLAINVIEW ROTARY CLUB

The Plainview Rotary Club held its weekly meeting this past Tuesday at the Plainview Civic Center with President Ted Baker leading your local Rotarians. Chuck Starnes and Dorothy Morton were the music leaders, Don Dickson voiced the invocation and Kenneth Hooper led the Pledge of Allegiance. Guests present were Rob Byrd with Ted Baker, Eddie Ashburn with Kenneth Hooper and RYLA campers Bianca Bruman and Matthew Holloway.

Rob Wilkinson conducted the Foundation Dollars game, and Don Dickson won the chance for the money but didn’t draw the correct card.

Our Rotary Youth Exchange Student, Pierre-Louis Perrez from France, was present, and Cynthia Gregory introduced the October Student of the Month, Drew Wilkinson.

Isauro Guitterez was inducted as a new Rotary member. Lesle Gattis, membership chairman, along with Robert Riojas presented Guitterez with his pin and packet. Welcome Isauro!

Classification talks were given by David Hodge, Andrew Freeman and Claire Hodge.

President Janis Roberson called the regular weekly meeting to order just after noon Thursday at Plainview Country Club. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Charles Lawson led the group in prayer.

Janis announced that the club’s annual Christmas party will be held Dec. 18 at PCC. The club’s board will meet at noon Tuesday at Carlito’s.

Phyllis Wall presented the program, updating the club on the city’s recently-approved skateboard park to be located in Lloyd C. Woods Park. Phyllis also talked about projects of the city’s parks advisory board, of which she is a member.